There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Malawi by plane, taxi, car, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane SJO - LLW
32h 39m$739–2,693Fly Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane LIO - BLZ
35h 38m$914–3,217Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane SJO - BLZ
30h 22m$835–3,062Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Chileka International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane XQP - BLZ
37h 24m$989–3,065Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tete (TET)plane SJO - TET
- Drive from Tete (TET) to Blantyrecar
32h 20m$1,428–5,177Shuttle, bus to David, fly to Chileka International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Paso Canoas
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane DAV - BLZ
43h 25m$2,592–5,295
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Malawi is to fly which costs $700 - $2,700 and takes 32h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Malawi is to fly which takes 30h 22m and costs $800 - $3,100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Malawi is 13300 km.
It takes approximately 32h 39m to get from Costa Rica to Malawi, including transfers.
Malawi is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 11:48 AM in Costa Rica and 7:48 PM in Malawi.
There are 35+ hotels available in Malawi.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Malawi?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) twice daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via London Heathrow, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,500
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $775
- Website
- RIDE CR
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
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